Gabriel Jackson

This set of Preces and Responses, including the Lord's Prayer, will be enjoyed by all seeking new material for the liturgy. The largely syllabic four-part setting harks back to the music of the great...

for ATTBB unaccompanied The text is from Ecclesiasticus.

for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied This sacred a cappella work is a joyous anthem, written for the Papal visit to Westminster Abbey in September 2010.

for SATB with divisions, unaccompanied This is a sensitive and uplifting setting of a text by Geraldine Atkinson, who tragically died aged 24. The reflective nature of the music makes it particularly...

for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied Jackson effectively intersperses sonorous polyphonic passages for full choir with spoken text and murmuring ostinato motifs in free time.

for SATB unaccompanied A setting of the Mass in Latin, written for the Truro Cathedral Choir.

This setting was commissioned by the BBC Singers and premiered in April 2012. The text recounts the destruction of the ancient city of Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC.

for SSSSAATTBB unaccompanied Gabriel Jackson's is one of the most striking modern settings of this ancient text. The composer's trademark diversity of texture is much in evidence, with passages of ric...

for SATB and electric guitar In this spacious motet Jackson creates an original sound-world in praise of the Virgin Mary. Traditional Latin texts are combined with a Christina Rossetti poem celebratin...

for SATB and organ This striking Christmas piece sets a famous text by Ben Jonson. Jackson's attractive harmonies combine with vivid word-setting, deft manipulations of texture, and a colourful organ...

for solo soprano, SATB, and orchestra Spring Rounds is a significant work that is rich in variety and orchestral colours. Jackson has selected texts by a multiplicity of authors, from the seventeenth-...

This is a joyful work for organ and trumpet. Jackson employs a sectional structure, contrasting celebratory clamorous writing with moments of intimacy and reflection.

Not no faceless Angel is a beautifully reflective work. Originally commissioned by Joy Hill and the RCM Junior Department, the work is a sensitive setting of words by Tanya Lake. The themes of loss an...

For solo organ. Written whilst the composer was living in Comeragh Road, the litanies of the title are sixteen discrete sections of music, varying in length from two seconds to a minute. Each of these...

For solo organSt Asaph Toccata was commissioned by Symphony Hall, Birmingham, as part of the Bach to the Future Series. The composer writes: 'The original title for the piece was Toccata Machine as I...

For clarinet quintetThis beautiful chamber work takes its inspiration from an artist's book by the Scottish artist Ian Hamilton Finlay, 'A Litany A Requiem'. This book lists on alternate red, white, a...

The Orgelbuchlein Project is a long running project to complete Bach's unfinished collection of organ music. Bach inscribed the title of 164 Chorales in his manuscript, but only composed 46 of them. T...

This exquisite piece has been made available as a separate choral leaflet. It is also in the anthology Weddings for Choirs. Ideal for concerts, and special occasions such as weddings and anniversaries...

This dramatic setting of a 5th-century Ambrosian hymn perfectly epitomises the jubilation of the text. Rhythmically complex and involving some tricky melismatic passages, it is particularly suited to...

For SSATB unaccompanied - This setting of a poem by William Blake is evocative and appealing. Jackson ingeniously offsets simple, pure harmonies against moments of chromaticism to create beautiful, fr...

This anthem sets the Oculi omnium gradual to still, reflective music with the hallmark close harmonies of Jackson's choral writing. Including sections of plainchant alongside richer textures, it is a...

To Music is a jubilant anthem set to a poem by Robert Herrick ('To Music - A Song'). Commissioned by the BBC to mark Stephen Cleobury's 60th birthday celebrations in 2009, the work perfectly captures...

Meaning 'Souls of the Righteous', this reflective anthem is especially suitable for the Feast of All Saints but may be sung at any time of year. This piece is suitable for church and secular mixed-voi...

This atmospheric piece sets a haunting secular text by Doris Kareva. In style it is contemplative with a clear, expansive melody, and Jackson skilfully conjures up a sense of the undulations of a ship...

Commissioned by King's College, Cambridge for the 2009 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, this beautiful carol sets a well-loved text by G. K. Chesterton. It would make an ideal introduction to Jack...